As most of you know, Pakistan did indeed win the first Test against South Africa, doing so in typically Pakistani style. Chasing 40 to win, they fell to 7-3. At this point, Misbah-ul-Haq, who continually strives to be the most dour batsmen in the world, hit 28 off 26 balls, finishing things with a six.

The question now is whether Pakistan can somehow engineer a series defeat after going one up with just one Test to play. We reckon they can – which means they won’t.

Pakistan hasn’t lost a test in UAE since 2002 (they lost two against the pre-incompentence Australians). Since then they’ve played 9, won 5, drawn 4. There’s clearly something in the soup in UAE that suits them.

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